MMUCC
MODEL
MINIMUM UNIFORM
CRASH CRITERIA
GUIDELINE
Improving Crash
Data for Safer Highways
SECOND
EDITION (2003)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Purpose
Format of the MMUCC Guideline, 2nd Edition (2003)
Importance of Crash Data
Justification for MMUCC
Changes During the Past Five Years
MMUCC Update Process
Selection Criteria for MMUCC Data Elements
MMUCC and the Importance of Reporting Thresholds
Reporting Threshold Recommended to Implement MMUCC
MMUCC and the Importance of Data Linkage
Benefits of MMUCC to the Highway Safety Community
Strategies That Facilitate the Voluntary Implementation of MMUCC
Priority Tasks for the Voluntary Implementation of MMUCC
SUMMARY OF CHANGES TO THE MMUCC GUIDELINE, 1ST EDITION (1998)
Crash Data Elements
Vehicle Data Elements
Person Data Elements
Roadway Data Elements
MODEL MINIMUM UNIFORM CRASH CRITERIA
Index of MMUCC Data Elements
Categories and Format for the MMUCC Data Elements
Crash Data Elements
Vehicle Data Elements
Person Data Elements
Roadway Data Elements
GLOSSARY: ACRONYMS AND MMUCC TERMINOLOGY
Appendix
A: MMUCC 2002 Expert Panel Members Contact List
Appendix B: MMUCC 2002 Traffic Records Forum Workshop Participant
List
Appendix C: Electronic MMUCC Form (Iowa National Model —
TraCS)
Appendix D: Example of a Highway Safety Linked Data System
Appendix E: Checklist for a State Highway Safety Information
System
Appendix F: Date and Time Formats
Appendix G: State and Province Codes, FIPS Codes
Appendix H: Diagram of the Trafficway
Appendix I: Diagram Showing the Manner of Collision
Appendix J: Diagram of an Interchange
Appendix K: Diagram of an Intersection
Appendix L: Diagram of a Work Zone Area
Appendix M: NCIC Codes for Motor Vehicle Makes
Appendix N: Clockpoint Diagrams for Different Types
of Motor Vehicles
Appendix O: Violation Codes
Appendix P: Names
Appendix Q: Addresses
Appendix R: Definitions for Truck Configurations and
Placards
Appendix S: Seating Position